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Three antiseizure medications join list for newborn risks
A Scandinavian study of 4.5 million births adds carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine, and topiramate to list of antiseizure drugs linked to low birth...
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Breaking bad news during IVF: How to soften the blow
Two years ago, Ashley Hingston had a miscarriage. The 35-year-old Floridian and her husband had been going through in vitro fertilization when...
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Postpartum hemorrhage rates and risk factors rising
Despite increased hemorrhage rates, blood transfusions and peripartum hysterectomies declined in recent years.
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More evidence in utero exposure to antiseizure meds safe for children’s cognition
“This is another encouraging piece that’s showing these new drugs are safe with regard to cognition.”
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U.S. News & World Report releases best hospitals for maternity care with changes, few high performing
Expectant mothers and doctors frequently use the data in hospital rankings to improve quality of care and to have conversations about care with...
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Overdose deaths up 81% in pregnant, postpartum women
Pregnancy-associated overdose deaths were most pronounced in 2020 with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Injury in pregnant women ups cerebral palsy risk in offspring
Risk rose with multiple and more severe injuries and those leading to delivery within a week.
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Gestational hypertension-diabetes combo signals CVD risk
Having both hypertensive disorders and diabetes while pregnant ups later cardiovascular risk, suggesting greater care is needed when these...
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Buprenorphine linked with lower risk for neonatal harms than methadone
The risk of adverse maternal outcomes was similar between the two treatments, according to a large study.
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Women need not wait to conceive after miscarriage, abortion
No greater risk was shown of preterm birth, large for gestational age, preeclampsia, and gestational diabetes in women who became pregnant within...